Girls' name · since 1943
Corolyn
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Corolyn, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Corolyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Corolyn recorded 34 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1970.
- #39,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corolyn ranks #39,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #39,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Corolyn's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corolyn's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1970
- Peak year (1943)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Corolyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Corolyn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Corolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Corolyn's data
- Corolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Corolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Corolyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.